An outstanding job of reporting by The New York Times on the last day in the life of NBA legend and planetary icon Kobe Bryant. Note that Bryant visited his local Catholic church early that Sunday morning, for what it’s worth.

Four reporters — John Branch, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Sarah Mervosh and Miriam Jordan — shared the byline while additional reporting credit was given to Marc Stein, Dave Phillips, Scott Cacciola and Tim Arango.

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